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106 107 5 impressive 254 BAVARIA A special view of the city (and the Theresienhöhe 16 Oktoberfest) can be enjoyed from the VIEWS Schwanthaler- Bavaria statue, which is located slightly höhe ➂ above Theresienwiese. You can climb +49 (0)89 290 671 right into the statue’s head via a spiral staircase. Opening hours vary, during the Oktoberfest they are open until 8 pm.

255 LE BUFFET This department store, one of the 251 HACKERBRÜCKE Climbing up the iron Hackerbrücke up to OBERPOLLINGER largest in Southern Germany, has a Hackerbrücke two metres is quite easy because of how Neuhauser Strasse 18 beautiful roof terrace on the fifth floor Schwanthaler- it was built. It is a popular haunt for the Altstadt-Lehel ➀ where you can sit in the sun and enjoy höhe ➂ young crowd for an after-work beer. They +49 (0)89 290 238 97 the view over the former stock exchange look out over the tracks, to the east in the oberpollinger.de/food- and the surrounding buildings. They direction of the city centre, with a view restaurants have an affordable international buffet of the train station, Frauenkirche and (self-service). There is also a children’s Justizpalast. Or to the west: the direction play area. in which all trains underneath them leave the city, and where the sun sets.

252 CAFÉ ÜBERM This cafe is located on the fourth floor MARIENPLATZ of the Galeria Kaufhof department store Kaufinger Str. 1-5, and has a beautiful view of the New Town 4th Floor Hall and Frauenkirche and Marienplatz Altstadt-Lehel ➀ at your feet. In addition, the cakes are of muenchner-freiheit.de/ excellent. A good place for a break and cafes/#c-ue-m for those in the know.

253 OLYMPIABERG Of course, the Olympic Tower has the best Martin-Luther- views with its viewing platform at 190 King-Weg metres altitude. However, you’d have to Milbertshofen ➃ pay to take the lift. A cheaper alternative olympiapark.de/en is climbing Olympiaberg, and you can 251 VIEW FROM HACKERBRÜCKE even see the Alps if the weather is nice.

134 135 20 ITEMS RELATED TO MUNICH HISTORY

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5 MEMORIALS relating to the NAZI ERA————— 165

5 places of ROYAL HERITAGE————————————— 168

5 recent EVENTS OF INTERNATIONAL INTEREST———————————————————————————— 171

OKTOBERFEST MONUMENT 5 of the best 369 WERKSTATTKINO Definitely the cinema that fits the ‘art Frauenhoferstrasse 9 house’ definition to a tee. A place that ART-HOUSE CINEMAS Isarvorstadt ➁ celebrates cult movies. Don’t expect to +49 (0)89 260 7250 find any blockbusters here. werkstattkino.de Call ahead to find out what’s showing.

370 MUSEUM Everyone in Munich knows the Rocky LICHTSPIELE Horror Picture Show because almost every Lilienstrasse 2 teenager and many people on their first 366 CINEMA A place of pilgrimage for film fans in Au-Haidhausen ➄ date came here to see this cult film. It has FILMTHEATER Munich and the place to go if you want +49 (0)89 482 403 been shown here twice a week for several Nymphenburger to see an English-language film in Munich muenchen. decades, a fact that was even deemed Strasse 31 (most films are dubbed in Germany). movietown.eu Guinness Book of Records-worthy, They Neuhausen- They were the first to have a surround also screen blockbusters and art-house Nymphenburg ➆ system, and screen art-house productions movies, many of them in the original +49 (0)89 555 255 as well as live opera broadcasts. Friday version with German subtitles. cinema-muenchen.de night is sneak preview night.

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368 THEATINER This fifties-style cinema is gorgeous. FILMTHEATER They mainly screen French and European Theatinerstrasse 32 film productions, which are shown in the Altstadt-Lehel ➀ original version with subtitles. +49 (0)89 223 183 theatiner-film.de

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192 193 5 408 MÜNCHNER The Münchner Philharmoniker – a world- PHILHARMONIKER class orchestra – has a colourful and CULTURAL TIPS Rosenheimer Str. 5 interesting family-friendly programme, Au-Haidhausen ➄ called ‘Spielfeld Klassik’. You can attend children will love +49 (0)89 480 985 090 the conductor’s rehearsals with the spielfeld-klassik.de orchestra for example, where English is spoken or buy tickets for the children’s concerts in the family programme. There is always something going on. Please note, 406 INTERNATIONALE Can you think of anything better than the website is available in German only. JUGENDBIBLIOTHEK visiting an old castle? How about a AT: SCHLOSS romantic castle, which has the world’s 409 BAYERISCHE Munich’s public observatory was BLUTENBURG largest library for international children’s VOLKSSTERNWARTE founded over 60 years ago. Thanks to Neuhausen- and youth literature? The collection MÜNCHEN donations and the helping hands of Nymphenburg ➆ includes books in many different Rosenheimer many volunteers, this has become a little +49 (0)89 891 211 0 languages, and you can see exhibitions Strasse 145-H astronomer’s paradise. There is a small ijb.de and much more. There is also a nice Au-Haidhausen ➄ planetarium, telescopes and much more. restaurant in the castle. +49 (0)89 406 239 English tours are only offered in the sternwarte- evening, so better suited for children aged 407 BMW BMW Welt is a major attraction in muenchen.de 12 years and over. FAMILIENSONNTAGE Munich. Some useful hints for your visit: AT: BMW WELT if you book well in advance, kids can take 410 BAYERISCHE Explore the exciting world of opera, Am Olympiapark 1 a one-hour ‘researcher workshop’ at the STAATSOPER ballet and concerts. Munich’s famous Milbertshofen ➃ Junior Campus Laboratory, where they Max-Joseph-Platz 2 opera has a lot to offer for families and +49 (0)89 125 016 001 conduct experiments under supervision Altstadt-Lehel ➀ children, including young adults as well bmw-welt.com/de/ with a quiz at the end. Once a month, +49 (0)89 218 501 as younger children. Check out their experience they have a ‘Family Sunday’ with special staatsoper.de/en/ family performances: children under 18 guided tours. campus/children- pay only 10 euro for any seat in the house. young-people What’s more, they also organise special workshops and introductions to the performances (in German) for children.

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431 WALK ALONG THE This is where the quieter part of the Isar RIVER ISAR begins. You are gradually leaving the city. FROM THE ZOO TO Here and there the river is allowed to REFRESHMENTS IN find its own way so you’ll see small bays GROSSHESSELOHE­ and gravel islands. Stay on the west side approx. two hours of the river and walk south until you see 431 WALK ALONG THE RIVER ISAR Grosshesseloher Brücke high up above. The Waldwirtschaft (they play live jazz) beer garden and the little Isarfräulein cafe are a short walk away, up a steep path. To get back to the city, you can take the S-Bahn from Grosshesselohe Isartalbahnhof, which is a 10-minute walk away.

432 FOLLOW THE The River Isar runs through Munich RIVER WÜRM TO as well as the smaller Würm River. BLUTENBURG From (S-Bahn station), you can CASTLE take a nice walk along its banks. From approx. 30 min. Kaflerstrasse (after number 15) turn north onto Hermann-Hesse-Weg. Then follow the water, until you reach the picturesque Blutenburg Castle. 434 SANKT EMMERAMSMÜHLE

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